“We have successfully taken the suspect into custody without incident,” Los Angeles police said on Twitter.

According to Lopez, customers started running out of Trader Joe’s earlier Saturday afternoon and police were still trying to determine whether there are any hostages inside. Lopez says the suspect shot multiple rounds at officers during the chase but no officers were struck. At least one officer returned fire.

“There is an active police incident at the Trader Joe’s near the intersection of Hyperion Ave and Griffith Park Blvd in #Silverlake. Please stay clear of the area,” the LAPD tweeted.

There is an active police incident at the Trader Joe’s near the intersection of Hyperion Ave and Griffith Park Blvd in #Silverlake. Please stay clear of the area. A Public Information Officer is responding and more information will be released as it becomes available.

The Suspect Reportedly Shot His Grandmother & Girlfriend Before Firing at Officers During a Pursuit That Led to Trader Joe’s

According to the Associated Press, “Police believe a man involved in a standoff with officers at a Los Angeles supermarket shot his grandmother and girlfriend before firing at officers during a pursuit, then crashing outside the supermarket and running inside the store.”

NBC Los Angeles reports that around 3:30 p.m. the pursuit vehicle was visible, crashed into a pole. LAPD approached the vehicle and rescued one person that was left behind in the pursuit vehicle.

According to NBC Los Angeles the “LAPD was tactically working to rescue employees and suspects trapped inside. Both customers and workers could be seen running from the store to safety, but at least one customer was taken out of the store with injuries and appeared to require immediate medical attention.”

Police pulled a woman from the car that led police on a chase starting in the Hollywood area. The driver barricaded himself inside a Trader Joes’ in Silver Lake, with multiple shots being fired at the scene. Live updates: https://t.co/TxoO6jcdJApic.twitter.com/4AXtmh735B

Police Worked to Extract Workers and Customers From the Building While The Suspect Remained Inside

Aerial coverage from a helicopter showed officers carrying a person who appeared to be injured to a vehicle and people climbing out of a store window and down a ladder,” CNN reports.

Lopez said he did not know whether any shots had been fired by the police or suspect. According to NBC Los Angeles, police had the building surrounded and were still trying to take control of the situation around 4:30 p.m.

Workers and customers were seen climbing out of windows while the incident unfolded, and officers can be seen carrying children to safety.

A 20-Year-Old Female Was Taken to the Hospital With Non-Life Threatening Injuries

Some Twitter users are speculating that it may have been a domestic situation, but nothing has been confirmed by police yet.

KSL Newsradio tweeted that there were “22 people in closet[s] have been texting police. 20 people locked inside cooler. Female shot was dragged away from entry while unconscious. 4-6 people climbed out of a store window.”

We have breaking news out of LA. A gunman has hostages in a Hollywood Trader Joe's grocery store. 22 people in closet have been texting police. 20 people locked inside cooler. Female shot was dragged away from entry while unconscious. 4-6 people climbed out of a store window.

Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said a 20-year-old female patient was transferred to a hospital in fair condition. She was removed from a vehicle, not the inside of the store, Stewart said. It is unclear if there was another woman that was “shot” and “dragged away from entry while unconscious.”

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We can overcome distress or fear or anxiety by developing a personal relationship with God ,,that is Prayer,,by obeying certain Bible verses in our life practicing it ,, fearing it ,,,July 21st, 2018

We can overcome anxiety or fear in Prayer,,
Reading Bible

,,
1 John 2:16
Hebrew 12;1 ,

When we follow THESE two verses carefully,,,
For example ,,

Imagine I have some problems with following 1 John 2;16,,
What I have to do,,?
To obey the verses 1 John 2:16 ,,
I said. ,,I will strictly follow 1 John 2:16 ,,
To that I will give strict discipline to my body by closing my doors ,, saying to myself ,,I will even take Hebrew 12:1 ,, entangling sins little lightly ,,
But avoid doing sins of eyes told in 1 John 2:16,,
When I obeyed the FIRST verse and after learnt to carefully see Hebrew 12;1 ,,
I found peace with in my heart ,,
This peace and streanth is because of careful observation of 1 John 2;16,,,
Thank God
Later ,,
God reminded me 1 Peter 4:7,,
Peter asks us alert and of sober mind that we may Pray,,,
This is like longing the face of God ,,

This gives a great relationship with God,,
Seeking the face of God ,,
Always ,,
A father runs to his house to see his children ,,faces,,
Like wise we must run and kneel down ,,and speak to God ,,
Seek his face,,,

Because we can do nothing ourselves ,,
Philippines 4:6,,
Be careful for nothing but in everything by Prayer and supplications with thanks giving let your request be made known to God ,,,,
This is relationship of a man with God,,,
THIS is the ,,,real CHRISTIAN life ,,
But people don’t have this longing to seek God’s face ,, Prayer ,,
They are not CHILDREN of God.
A child of God must have THIRST uncontrollable run to God’s presence ,,
To speak with God ,,
To see his face ,,
Relationship with God in Prayer.
Apart from Prayer ,,
We must also have faith ,,,
We also must read the word of God.
Reading Bible .
Family prayer ,,
Brothers fellowship,,,
Love a Christian Brother.
Doing Gospel ministries.
ETC.
God bless you.
Amen.